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Brandon Trost

Camera
44 years oldLos Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Brandon Scott Trost (born August 29, 1981) is an American cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director whose credits include writing and directing The FP (2011) with his brother Jason, as well as being the cinematographer of several films, including Crank: High Voltage, Halloween II, MacGruber, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and That's My Boy. Trost also frequently collaborates with Seth Rogen, including the films This Is the End, Neighbors, The Interview, The Night Before and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. Trost's first film as a solo director, An American Pickle, was released in 2020. Trost was also the cinematographer of the film Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and its 2024 sequel, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the sequels to the 2020 film adaptation of the video game Sonic the Hedgehog. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brandon Trost, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Details

Born
August 29, 1981
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Camera

Also Known As

Brandon Scott Trost

Movies (47)

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Director of Photography (Camera)

2027

Coyote vs. Acme

Coyote vs. Acme

Director of Photography (Camera)

2026

The Naked Gun
6.4

The Naked Gun

as Mug Shot Photographer (uncredited)

2025

Sonic the Hedgehog 3
7.6

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Director of Photography (Camera)

2024

Nightbitch
5.8

Nightbitch

Director of Photography (Camera)

2024

Bros
6.7

Bros

Director of Photography (Camera)

2022

Sonic the Hedgehog 2
7.4

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Director of Photography (Camera)

2022

Studio 666
5.9

Studio 666

Thanks (Crew)

2022

Dear Evan Hansen
6.3

Dear Evan Hansen

Director of Photography (Camera)

2021

What the Constitution Means to Me
7.5

What the Constitution Means to Me

Director of Photography (Camera)

2020

An American Pickle
5.7

An American Pickle

Director (Directing)

2020

Slayer: The Repentless Killogy
7.3

Slayer: The Repentless Killogy

as Gangster

2019

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
7.0

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

as Colorado Jailhouse Cameraman

2019

Can You Ever Forgive Me?
6.8

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Director of Photography (Camera)

2018

The Disaster Artist
7.1

The Disaster Artist

Director of Photography (Camera)

2017

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
6.6

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Director of Photography (Camera)

2016

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
5.8

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

Director of Photography (Camera)

2016

The Night Before
6.1

The Night Before

Director of Photography (Camera)

2015

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
6.6

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Director of Photography (Camera)

2015

The Diary of a Teenage Girl
6.6

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Director of Photography (Camera)

2015

The Interview
6.2

The Interview

Director of Photography (Camera)

2014

Neighbors
6.2

Neighbors

Director of Photography (Camera)

2014

That Awkward Moment
6.1

That Awkward Moment

Director of Photography (Camera)

2014

This Is the End
6.2

This Is the End

as Cannibal (uncredited)

2013

The Lords of Salem
5.4

The Lords of Salem

Director of Photography (Camera)

2013

That's My Boy
5.8

That's My Boy

Director of Photography (Camera)

2012

The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

as Self

2012

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
5.0

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Director of Photography (Camera)

2011

The FP
4.9

The FP

Director (Directing)

2011

MacGruber
5.4

MacGruber

as Brick's Boyfriend

2010

A Buddy Story

A Buddy Story

Cinematography (Crew)

2010

Little Hercules
3.2

Little Hercules

Additional Photography (Camera)

2009

Halloween II
5.3

Halloween II

Director of Photography (Camera)

2009

Weather Girl
5.6

Weather Girl

Director of Photography (Camera)

2009

Crank: High Voltage
6.1

Crank: High Voltage

as White Slave Boy (uncredited)

2009

Pulse 3
4.5

Pulse 3

Director of Photography (Camera)

2008

Pulse 2: Afterlife
4.3

Pulse 2: Afterlife

Director of Photography (Camera)

2008

The Hottie & The Nottie
2.9

The Hottie & The Nottie

Second Unit Director of Photography (Camera)

2008

He Was a Quiet Man
6.4

He Was a Quiet Man

Director of Photography (Camera)

2007

The Day The Dead Weren't Dead
8.0

The Day The Dead Weren't Dead

Director (Directing)

2007

Days of Darkness
4.7

Days of Darkness

Director of Photography (Camera)

2007

The FP
4.0

The FP

Director (Directing)

2007

Hannibal Rising
6.3

Hannibal Rising

Additional Photography (Camera)

2007

Broken Glass

Broken Glass

Director of Photography (Camera)

2007

Outside Sales
2.8

Outside Sales

Director of Photography (Camera)

2006

Young, Single & Angry
3.8

Young, Single & Angry

Additional Photography (Camera)

2006

Karla
5.4

Karla

Second Unit Director of Photography (Camera)

2006

TV Shows (3)